Water Cycle Crossword Puzzle

2. Frozen precipitation that melts and reaches the ground as liquid.
3. Frozen precipitation that falls through cold air and reaches the surface.
8. The water cycle transports important ___.
11. Frozen precipitation that melts in warm air, then freezes on cold surfaces.
12. The water that goes into the ground is called ___ and is drinkable.
13. The water cycle is also known as the ___ cycle.
15. Frozen precipitation that melts in shallow warm air, then refreezes before reaching the surface.
16. When liquid water at the surface of a body of water turns into water vapor (a gas) as it is warmed by the Sun.
17. The process where water runs over the surface of the Earth, carrying soil and minerals with it.
18. The water cycle creates many geographical features such as snow on mountains, ___, rivers & valleys, lakes, and more.
19. A cloud that happens to be hanging around on the Earth's surface is called ___.
20. The ___ provides the energy, or heat, that makes the water cycle work.

1. Clouds form during the process called ___, when water vapor (gas) cools and collects into droplets of ice/water (solid/liquid).
4. The water cycle changes ___ and creates rain, which plants and animals need for survival.
5. Water that falls in a liquid or solid state is called ___.
6. When liquid water from plants is turned into water vapor (a gas) that rises up into the atmosphere.
7. The ___ ___ is the path that water follows as it travels through the Earth's atmosphere and surface.
9. The water cycle helps moderate the ___ on Earth.
10. When some precipitation is absorbed by the plants or seeps into the soil.
14. The water cycle causes weathering and ___.